Naval forces and warfare

Alfred von Tirpitz (1849-1930), who joined the Prussian Navy in 1865 as a midshipman, was chiefly responsible for rapidly developing and enlarging the German Navy, especially the High Seas Fleet, from 1897 until the years immediately prior to the First World War.

In The Search for the Japanese Fleet, David W.

In The Search for the Japanese Fleet, David W.

Great friendship existed between the United States and Imperial Russia during the nineteenth century.

Between the First and Second World Wars, the U.

Between the First and Second World Wars, the U.

A comprehensive account of the development of American aircraft carriers up to and during World War II.

A gripping account of the final period of the war in the Asia Pacific during WWII.

An in-depth analysis of aircraft carrier battles in WWII and the evolution of carrier operations-from technology and strategy to life among the crew.

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A biography of the British American who captained a blockade runner for the Confederacy during the Civil War.

So you want to become a Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy?

The Marine Corps Way of War examines the evolving doctrine, weapons, and capability of the United States Marine Corps during the four decades since our last great conflict in Asia.

From the moment colonists at Popham launched the first ship constructed in the New World in 1608, Maine has been a shipbuilding powerhouse.

In 2001, while vacationing on Panama's Pacific coast, maritime archaeologist James P.

This reference text explains what modern piracy is, where and why it happens, and what measures are being taken to combat it.

This seminal work on modern terrorism is the one book to read in order to truly understand the reasons why radical Muslims such as Osama bin Laden and his followers have declared war on America and the West.

In 1787 the Royal Navy ship HMS Bounty, captained by William Bligh, set sail for Tahiti in search of breadfruit plants.

For thousands of years pirates, privateers, and seafaring raiders have terrorized the ocean voyager and coastal inhabitant, plundering ship and shore with impunity.

Aircraft Carriers is the definitive history of world aircraft carrier development and operations.

In the post-1945 era, the aircraft carrier has remained a valued weapon despite the development of nuclear weapons, cruise and ballistic missiles, and highly capable submarines.

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Submarines had a vital, if often unheralded, role in the superpower navies during the Cold War.

This is the first-ever publication detailing the Navys role in manned spacecraft recovery from 1961 to 1975, from Alan Shepherds initial suborbital mission to the Apollo-Soyuz flight, which inaugurated the first space collaboration between the U.

Very Special Ships is the first full-length book about the Abdiel-class fast minelayers, which were considered the fastest and most versatile to serve in the Royal Navy during World War II.

China's maritime "e;gray zone"e; operations represent a new challenge for the U.

Between the world wars, France produced some of the largest and fastest destroyers in the world.

No Room for Mistakes is a thoroughly researched account of British and Allied submarine warfare in north European waters at the beginning of World War II.

Norman Friedman brings a new perspective to an ever-popular subject in The British Battleship: 1906-1946.

As part of the Wheel Book series, The U.

This is the history of the founding in 1882 and operation through two world wars of America's first permanent intelligence agency, the Office of Naval Intelligence.

This unprecedented photographic collection contains 125 stunning black and white photographs of the battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

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Although little known and mostly anonymous, members of the "e;Dungaree Navy"e; are essential contributors to the operations, maintenance and readiness of the U.

Naval Actions of the War of 1812 was previously published in 1896 to study the condition of affairs that led up to the declaration of the second war against Great Britain.

'Compelling' Sunday Times'A triumph' Daily Mirror'Gripping' Jonathan Dimbleby1941.

With the publication of their previous book on the battleships of the Littorio class, the authors set new standards for the detailed coverage and sophisticated analysis of Italian warship design.

With the publication of their previous book on the battleships of the Littorio class, the authors set new standards for the detailed coverage and sophisticated analysis of Italian warship design.

John Lambert was a renowned naval draughtsman, whose plans were highly valued for their accuracy and detail by modelmakers and enthusiasts.

The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types.

The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types.

Pendant (or pennant) numbers have been used by individual ships of the Royal Navy for purposes of identification for more than 100 years.

The essential compendium covering the year in naval developments-the only annual overview of its kind.

Until the German occupation of his native Denmark in April 1940 Anders Lassen had no interest in the War.

Until the German occupation of his native Denmark in April 1940 Anders Lassen had no interest in the War.

It is not just another war story: it is abrasive and defiantly politically incorrect.

It is not just another war story: it is abrasive and defiantly politically incorrect.

This pictorial history tells the story of US naval aviation from its early beginnings in the 1920s to its dominance in the Pacific theater of WWII.

This pictorial history tells the story of US naval aviation from its early beginnings in the 1920s to its dominance in the Pacific theater of WWII.

This book tells the story of HMS New Zealand, a battlecruiser paid for by the government of New Zealand at the height of its pro-Imperial 'jingo' era in 1909, when Britain's ally Japan was perceived as a threat in Australasia and the Pacific.